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- Local News · London
North-west London flats lose heating over £600,000 unpaid bills
BBC News reported on 28 Oct 2026 that a block of flats in north‑west London has been left without heating or hot water because a historic debt of £600,000 emerged, even though residents have been paying their monthly charges for years. The cause and remedy remain unclear.
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Council & Politics · WandsworthWandsworth Council orders end to short-term lets at 113 Gassiot Road
Wandsworth Council will issue an enforcement notice requiring 113 Gassiot Road in Tooting Bec to cease unauthorised short-term holiday lets. The property was found listed on Airbnb and Booking.com, letting for over 90 nights.
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Local News · LondonNew home registrations fall 13% nationally
The National House Building Council recorded a 13% annual decrease in new home registrations across the UK in the third quarter. Private sector registrations fell by 8%, while affordable housing saw a 23% drop.
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Council & Politics · LondonGovernment pledges £432m to tackle rough sleeping
The UK government is allocating an additional £432 million to address rough sleeping, bringing total investment to £874 million. The funding, to be confirmed in the Budget, will support outreach, emergency accommodation and longer-term housing until the end of the current Parliament.
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Property & Planning · WandsworthAlton Estate regeneration plans under review by Wandsworth Tories
Wandsworth Council's Conservative leadership is reviewing Labour's masterplan for the Alton Estate regeneration. The plan, supported by 82% of residents in a ballot, proposes significant increases in affordable housing but faces financial challenges.
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Local News · LondonHammersmith and Fulham Council threatens to remove disabled girl's wheelchair
Hammersmith and Fulham Council has threatened to remove a disabled teenager's wheelchair, citing fire risk concerns. The family argues the chair must remain outside their flat for accessibility, a claim disputed by the council.
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Council & Politics · LambethLambeth Council to reply to Loughborough Estate residents within 10 days
On a Wednesday full‑council meeting, Loughborough Voices representatives asked Lambeth Council for a written response to their concerns about damp, leaks and pest infestations. The council, which announced legal action against the estate's management board in April, pledged a reply within ten days.
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Council & Politics · LondonTory hopeful Alex Challoner proposes scrapping housing quotas
Conservative mayoral candidate Alex Challoner has proposed scrapping affordable housing quotas, arguing it would unlock land for 300,000 new homes in London. His plans focus on Park Royal and industrial sites with good transport links.
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Council & Politics · WandsworthWandsworth Council seeks developer partnerships for growth
Wandsworth Council has launched a series of Developer Forums to foster stronger relationships with the development sector. Over 100 industry representatives met with council leaders to discuss unlocking growth and housing delivery.
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Council & Politics · LondonKey workers could get subsidised homes under mayoral hopeful's plan
Mayoral hopeful Festus Akinbusoye has proposed a plan to offer subsidised housing for Metropolitan Police officers and other key workers for the first three years of their careers in London. The proposal aims to address high rental costs pushing essential staff out of the capital.
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Council & Politics · BarnetGrenfell housing boss leaves Barnet Group role
Laura Johnson, who oversaw cost-cutting measures at Grenfell Tower before the fatal fire, has left her senior role at The Barnet Group. Her appointment had drawn criticism from survivors and local representatives.
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Property & Planning · LondonFormer Romford youth centre becomes nine family homes
Construction is progressing at the former Century Youth House on Albert Road, Romford, to convert the vacant building into nine family homes. Havering Council approved the plans in December 2025, with the project set to retain the historic core of the 1800s building.
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Council & Politics · LondonLondon boroughs identify sites for 50,000 new council homes
London boroughs have identified potential sites for over 50,000 new council homes in the next decade. Delivering this pipeline requires £12.3 billion in grant funding, with the London Social and Affordable Homes Programme set to receive £11.7 billion.
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Council & Politics · WandsworthWandsworth Council fined £250 for ignoring tenant's heating complaints
Wandsworth Council has been ordered to pay a tenant £250 and apologise for failing to address complaints about heating, hot water, and damp in her temporary accommodation. The tenant had to wait four months for a council visit after reporting the issues in November 2024.
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Property & Planning · Kensington & ChelseaWest Kensington regeneration to add 32,500 jobs and 4,400 homes
PriceHubble estimates that the West Kensington regeneration will create 32,500 jobs, deliver more than 4,400 new homes and generate a gross development value of £11.8 billion on 62 acres of brownfield land between 2026 and 2030.
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Council & Politics · CroydonCroydon Council’s voids stay empty longer, 417 homes still vacant
Croydon Council reported 417 empty council homes in Q1 2026/27, with the average void period increasing to 206 days. More than 8,300 applicants sit on the housing register and 3,269 households live in temporary accommodation, prompting criticism from residents and a new improvement plan from the council.
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Council & Politics · All LondonHounslow Council fined £1,000 for failing disabled residents
Hounslow Council has been ordered to pay £1,000 to two disabled individuals after failing in its housing duty. The council closed their homelessness application without informing them and did not provide interim accommodation, leaving them sofa surfing for over a year.
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Council & Politics · CroydonCroydon Council avoids £426,000 in temporary housing as 63 families relocate through Reloc8
Croydon Council reported that 63 households completed moves via the Reloc8 programme by May 2026, saving an estimated £426,000 in emergency accommodation costs after receiving roughly 4,400 new homelessness applications in the 2025/26 year.
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Local News · LondonOvercrowded Traveller site forces up to 15 people to share one bathroom in North London
A Traveller community in North London reports that on one pitch up to 15 people are forced to share a single bathroom. The group says the situation is dangerous and calls for immediate action, while no official response has been recorded.
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Council & Politics · LondonLondon homes at high risk of overheating, report warns
Londoners are facing an increasing risk of overheating in their homes, with 75 per cent of social housing stock identified as being at high risk. A new report urges the Mayor to speed up home retrofitting to protect residents from extreme heat.
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